"Welcome to our group, David.
I wonder if this is the farm, Glendearg: Mr Thomas Edward Douglas Glendearg Farm Galashiels Selkirkshire
Yours aye,
William"
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"It seems that in 1645, Glenrassie was held by Viscount Kenmure;Gilbert seems to be his tenant."
"Welcome, Archie, to our group.
'Your' Gilbert was an interesting chap, and I would like to know more about him.
He was present at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge on 22 June 1679. It was fought between government troops and militant…"
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I have not had much luck with the Douglas family in Loughborough, though there appear to be family members living there today.
I do record a James Alexander Douglas in Loughborough born about 1762. I wonder if…"
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The English burned Virginia’s 1790 Census during the War of 1812.
Most of what we know about Head of Households comes from tax lists
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Douglas, John Halifax …"
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The English burned Virginia’s 1790 Census during the War of 1812.
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The English burned Virginia’s 1790 Census during the War of 1812.
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UK New Year Honours 2021
Posted on January 5, 2021 at 16:58 0 Comments 0 Likes
Congratulations to the following for their appointments in the New Years Honours
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
William Barry Douglas OBE. Concert Pianist. For services to Music and to Community Relations in Northern Ireland. (Lurgan, County Armagh)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Robert Peter Douglas Miller. For services to Wildlife Conservation in Scotland. (Haddington, East Lothian)
Members of the Order of the British…
ContinueWikipedia deleted entry - David Douglas of St Vigeans, Angus
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David Douglas of St Vigeans, Angus (1777 – c. 1855) Driver, Royal Artillery Corps from 1794 to 1815. Served 20 years in East or West India Services.
The above entry in Wikipedia has been deleted.
As far as I can tell, there was no biography, just this detail, but does anyone know who this man was> Was he 'notable'?
Thomas Douglas of Douglasdale, South Africa
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The story begins:
It was in 1859, on July 26th, that the original farm Witkoppen was granted by land grant from President Kruger to P.E. Labuschagne and on July 5th of the same year that Driefontein 3 was granted to L.P. van Vuuren, and these land grants can be seen today in Pretoria, although the farms have now all been considerably sub-divided. Not long after, in the year 1863, Thomas Douglas, one of a family of five, was born in the small town of Stranraer in Wigtownshire,…
ContinueUnconnected Jane
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I am loking for help identifying these ladies, all named Jane.
- JANE DOUGLAS, who is known to have been born in 1811 and to have married in 1841, Robert
Douglas of Lockerby. She died in 1874.
JANE BROWN DOUGLAS was born 20/Apr/1810 and is known to have married Alexander
Farquhar Crawford of Edinburgh.
JANE DOUGLAS was born 09/Jan/1760 and is known to have married the Rev. William van
Mildert, Bishop of Durham on 22/Dec/1795. She…
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- At 17:49 on December 22, 2020,
John Band said…
The Spella House home of Percy and Mary (Band) Douglas is the one you have found in Lower Boddington.
Do you realise this might disappear in the HS2 construction?
sorry to have taken so long to reply - I haven't been to the "Douglas " site for years!
Best wishes, John.22.12.2020.
- At 13:27 on December 13, 2020,
Yes, which is unfortunate because I cannot go back any further.
- At 20:26 on December 12, 2020,
Timothy Bernard Douglass said…
Hello William,
Thank you for the welcome,greatly appreciated! I reached out to Brad Bosley. I look forward to being a part of this group. are you a board member or administrator?
- At 1:51 on November 7, 2020,
Hey there y'all! I am new to this site and in my research for more info on my family. I am not sure which way to go, so I will start at what I know as the beginning of our little spot in the world. I know some about my Mom's family, and not a lot really about my bio-dad. Douglas was my Mom's maiden name. She was a divorced, single mom when I came a long. I was given her name. So, MY earliest knowledge is of Goldie Vonetta Chitwood (my grandmother aka Mamaw) and Raymond Robert Douglas (Papaw). They "courted" as teens in Anthras, TN. Not sure of exact year but I "guesstimate" that it was around 1920 or so. They married young and began a family. My Mamaw stayed home with her kids and worked the land around their small one room house. Papaw was a hard working coal miner, active in the community and was a deacon at a small church in Anthras. They ultimately had 9 living kids. I am not 100% sure of their order, but I will try to list what info I know below:
Larry Kyle Douglas ( I think he was eldest. He served in the military as a young man. He has several wives over the years. Once he left the military I believe he moved to Lancaster, Ohio to be with his wife? Not sure of profession)
Phyllis Douglas-I think she was second born. She also ultimately married young to Billy Joe Letner, also from TN. They too moved to Ohio. They both were "Evangelical Missionaries". As far as we know they did not leave the country much. They have a daughter named Cindi Ogg who is still living.
Doris Douglas, unsure of birthday, unsure of middle name/initial. Also married young to ....last name Hemenway (not sure of spell). Has a daughter, Kimberly and a son that passed away young, named Barry Hemenway.
So sorry to end at an odd spot. My battery is dying on me and on my laptop! Hopefully be back tomorrow! Goodnight from TN!
- At 21:58 on October 1, 2020,
Thank you but I am looking for where he was born and birthdate as well as his parents. He just appears in Virginia about 1700. It’s like he jumped there from an unknown place. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
- At 20:42 on October 1, 2020,
William, thank you for the greeting and the information, but after I put the info in, I returned to studies and realized that I was relying on flawed data from a family member. The earliest ancestor I can follow is James David Douglass of Virginia born around 1723. His son John William was married to Mary Bryan whom upon John's death at the battle of Blue Licks in Kentucky(1782), married the surveyor Ralph Morgan. I have been working at this off and on for about 10 years and find it as satisfying as I do frustrating. I'm hoping that I can get some insight from my fellow Douglas'. Cheers.
Tim
- At 17:15 on September 8, 2020,
Terri Ward said…
Oh my gosh yes! This is my family!
- At 16:37 on September 2, 2020,
Hi William, Yes, I have been to the North Queen's Heritage Museum in NS during a few visits. I have the same picture of Milton Foster Douglas with my son beside it (his 3g grandfather). I am looking to confirm which James Douglas is John's father as there appear to be a few Jane and James in the Roxburgshire area of Scotland. It may not be possible to link them to any earlier Douglas(s) ancestors.
- At 5:51 on August 16, 2020,
My DNA!!! Atleast I know in the Douglas ftdna project my kit is 925754 and I have 1 match r1b group95. I tested for Y111 but I noticed a huge DYS425 is 0 null which is rare, my match is also null. Everything about that null value is pointing to Ireland. On all of FTDNA matching my closest for 111 is 8 gd away so FAR and is not a Douglas.
On to the next, on familysearch (I've seen referenced on this site) it says Johan Rosie Douglas is my 4th cousin -2X. Going back to William 1780 and Ann Elder
he was by records only 13. I thought boys had to be 14 and girls 12 to marry. I only mention it as I see questionable ages all the time what about anyone else?
I descend from Williams younger brother Alexander (1793) or Williams 2nd son (1795). I say that as the only piece of proof of Alexander in Milwaukee is a 1850 Census stating his age is 55.
- At 20:04 on August 11, 2020,
Hi William, yes that's him and his father is mentioned on the headstone but is actually buried in the family plot at Trim. His brother George is also buried in Athboy as is his sister Elizabeth Rankin. Next row of graves. I have mowed the grass there many times! The next row has an Albert Douglas - not on our family tree, his father came from County Wicklow.
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